>> ballard: we.... >> logan: these tubeworms were 8,000 feet below the surface, living in total darkness, thriving off the energy of the earth, not sunlight, something no one in the scientific world believed possible. >> ballard: because we had been told that all life on the planet owed its existence to the sun, that it was the sun that was the driving energy of life. and so, when you go into the deep sea, you don't have great concentrations of life, because the sun can't get there. so that's in our heads when we go down, and we turn the corner and it's disneyland. i mean, look at that concentration of life. and it didn't make sense to us, initially. >> logan: there was no doubt in your mind when you saw these that... >> ballard: it was a discovery of massive dimensions. this is far more important than finding the "titanic." the "titanic" we knew about; we did not know about this system. and it's completely rewritten biology books, chemistry books. for many people, this is where life began on earth. >>

it down there so far, shut the valve off and that's it if they ain't got the equipment to do it, ballardoes. host: sounds like you've got experience in this, sir. caller: no. just figuring it out. host: general, your thoughts on that comment? guest: i tell you what, thousands of people who are partnering how to do this and myself i receive two or three e-mails a day with good ideas that we forward on through louisiana system and they are forwarded up to bp. but there are people that just go to show to the heart, people want to help. how do we turn those ideas into action? and right now, the coast guard a week or so ago has set up a call center. so i would recommend to the gentleman call it in, get somebody -- if you don't have the skills, send it to me, send it to bp, which has the call center you can send it in to. but act now. get that idea in there. and let's keep them coming. but i do think the future of how we are going to deal with this oil probably has not been invented yet. and within the, as we go forward into this crisis to mitigate the effects of that oil, we will invest new s

it down there so far, shut the valve off and that's it if they ain't got the equipment to do it, ballarddoes. host: sounds like you've got experience in this, sir. caller: no. just figuring it out. host: general, your thoughts on that comment? guest: i tell you what, thousands of people who are partnering how to do this and myself i receive two or three e-mails a day with good ideas that we forward on through louisiana system and they are forwarded up to bp. but there are people that just go to show to the heart, people want to help. how do we turn those ideas into action? and right now, the coast guard a week or so ago has set up a call center. so i would recommend to the gentleman call it in, get somebody -- if you don't have the skills, send it to me, send it to bp, which has the call center you can sd it i to. but act now. get that idea in there. and let's keep them coming. but i do think the future of how we are going to deal with this oil probably has not been invented yet. and within the, as we go forward into this crisis to mitigate the effects of that oil, we will invest new sci